The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF FRIENDS.
Preliminary Session of Remarkable Gath
ering-First of the Kind in Fifty Years.
pecial TO the Indianapolis journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal
RICHMOND, Ind. Sept. 23.-The much heralded
conference Of delegates for Yearly Meeting of
Friends, both in this county and abroad, con-
vened at o'clock this morning. Francis w.
Thomas was appointed temporary chairman, and
DR.. William Nicholson, of Kansas. aud Mrs.
Mahalah jay of this city. clerks.
Remarks were made by the chairman, Bar
nabas c. Hobbs, and j. Bevan Braithwaite. Of
London who said it was fifty years since the
Friends had held any meeting of the kind, and
it the only one in which London and Dublin
yearly meetings ever participated
After the selection of committees on perma-
nent organization and business, the question
raised to employing a stenoerapher and
not admitting the public INCLUDING newspaper
reporters). and, after an expression of quite a
difference of views the subject it was referred
TO a committee.
The delegates present are:
Indiana-Francis W. Tho as, VIM. A. Pinkham
Robert W. Douglas Mahala Jay, aomi Harrison
Tanner T. Hill, Mary III. Goddard. Esther 6. Frame
and Alice Bergman.
acknowledgment adley. Rachel Woodland VIM.
H. Coffin. VIM Nicholson, Jessie Willmore and Miriam
Baltimore-Francs 7. King, James Cary Thomas.
John Pretlow Caleb Winslow. Mary W. Thomas,
New York-Augustus Tabor. James Wood. David
Ii. Lane. William Il s. Wood. James NJ Haviland
William L. Dean, Mary Jane Weaver, Ann M Halnes
and Caroline E. Ladd.
New Engand-WiIliam 0. Newhall. Charles H
Jones, Benjamin F. knowles. Alfred II. Jones'
Elizabeth 7: Larkin and Timothy B. Hussey. ~
CanadazJohn R. Harris. Samuel Rogers, John T.
Dorland, Howard Nicholson and Hannah Jane Cody.
London Eng.-Joseph Bevan Braithwats. Joseph
StOrrs Fry, Charles Brady, George Gillett. Maria
Richardson and Sarah Satterthwait Clark.
Dublin, IreIand-James N. Richardson Thomas
White Fisher and George Grubb.
North Carolna-Joseph Moore formerly of Rich-
mond). Josiah Nicholson tbrother of Timothy Nicho-
of this city, Abigail Ii. Mendenhall and Mary c.
Woody.
Ohio-John Butler Israel p Hole Edward G..
Wood; William 6. Hubbard James Farmer Hannah
Updegraff. Jacob Baker. William J. Harrison, Asa
PIN Sarah E. jenkins, and Ida Rowick
Douglas. Dr. Elias Jessup. Dr. J. H. Stuart William
p. Smith Addison White, John f. Hanson. Benjamin
Truebood Abigail E. Mendenhall, Jaret V. Notaw,
and Martha Battey.
Western Indiana-Barnabus @. Hobbs Calvin w.
Pritchard. Samuel Trueblood. Nathan a. Clarke,
David Hadey. VIM. L. Pyle, Eliza @. Armstrong,
Drusilla Wilson, Francis c. Jenkins Esther T. Pricn-
ard Lucinda NJ Edwards and Martha j. Binford.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting not being in cor
resDondence, her representatives were. on Ques-
ton. admitted to discussion but not to vote
After considerable discussion the method OF
determining the judgments of the conference
usual in Friends meetings was adopted as dis
tinguished from voting either as individuals or
yearly meetings.
In the evening session the business committee
presented the question. lis It desirable that all
the yearly meetings of Friends IN the world
should adopt one declaration of Christian doc
trinep DR.. Rhodes. president of Bryn Mawr
College, made a very able argument for the
affirmation by .he yearly meetings collectively
of the testimony Of the society to the inspira-
ton OF the Holy Scriptures, the fatherhood OF
God, the atonement, and other offices of Jesus
Christ the non-necessity of the outward
ordinances and lawfuness OF their disuse; for
peace. and against oaths
D. B. Updegraff, of Ohio, alone opposed the
proposition. which was adopted by the confer